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OOCL warns shippers must shoulder sulphur cap burden
Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now part of Cosco, has outlined its sulphur cap plans, which will see…
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Cape market in the Pacific on fire: Radziwill
The Pacific market for capesizes is “on fire”, according to John Michael Radziwill. Speaking at last week’s Maritime CEO Forum…
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Top shipmanager warns on spiralling costs of scrubber maintenance
Had 30 refineries around the world spent $1bn each years ahead of the global sulphur cap the issue would have…
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Bob Burke warns on risks of investors piling into shipping
Delegates attending last week’s by invitation only Maritime CEO Forum were warned by one of the world’s most famous names…
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Hong Kong’s leader delivers on maritime promises
In her second policy address since coming to power last year, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, today…
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Morten Arntzen talks up the chemical trades
Chemical tankers were deemed one of the best segments for profit growth by multiple panellists at last week’s Maritime CEO…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Fragile tanker recovery must be protected
Panellists at this week’s tanker session of the Maritime CEO Forum in Hong Kong stressed the need to protect any…
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Asia Maritime Pacific merges with Fenwick
Two famous names in Hong Kong dry bulk circles have merged in shipping’s ongoing era of consolidation. Asia Maritime Pacific…
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Shipping titans embark on voyage to decarbonise shipping
At the Global Maritime Forum in Hong Kong today 34 CEOs from some of the largest shipping organisations in the…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Private versus public dominates dry bulk debate
The merits of being either a private or public company dominated much of the discussion during the dry bulk panel…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Sulphur cap like playing poker blind with half the cards
“Playing poker blind with half the cards,” was how moderator Thomas Söderberg, the founder of Tribini Capital, introduced the choices…
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Senior maritime stakeholders deem industry not prepared to deal with global issues
Senior stakeholders believe that the global maritime industry is not prepared to deal with major issues that are likely to…
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Hong Kong’s leader vows to bolster maritime
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, gave the opening address at the Global Maritime Forum this morning at the territory’s…
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Global Maritime Forum: Defining moment for shipping
Shipping has not faced such upheaval since the start of containerisation, argues Peter Stokes, the chairman of the Global Maritime…
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Maritime CEO Forum returns to Hong Kong with all-star lineup
Tuesday afternoon sees the Maritime CEO Forum return to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) in the heart of Central, Hong…
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Fleet Management buys out NAESS
Hong Kong’s Fleet Management has bought out NAESS Ship Management for an undisclosed price, bringing the company’s managed fleet closer…
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Wallem: A first interview with Frank Coles
In unveiling Frank Coles as his next CEO yesterday, Wallem chairman Nigel Hill commented: “The shipping services sector is grappling…
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Noble Group sued for fraud
Iceberg Research has been joined by a group of perpetual bondholders in troubled commodities firm Noble Group in hiring UK…
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Frank Coles appointed CEO of Wallem
Frank Coles, formerly the head of navigation equipment specialist Transas, has been selected to take over from Simon Doughty as…
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HK government eases immigration for shipping professionals
Finally acknowledging the brain drain of shipping expertise from local shores to rival maritime hubs, principally Singapore, the Hong Kong…
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